PCHP explained

1-(1-Phenylcyclohexyl)-4-hydroxypiperidine (PCHP) is a metabolite of phencyclidine (PCP).^[1] PCHP can be detected in the hair, urine, stool, sweat, and saliva of PCP users.^[2]

See also

• 4-Phenyl-4-(1-piperidinyl)cyclohexanol, another PCP metabolite

Notes and References

1. Nabeshima, Toshitaka . Yamaguchi, Kazumasa . Fukaya, Hiroaki . Hiramatsu, Masayuki . Furukawa, Hiroshi . Kameyama, Tsutomu . Simultaneous determination of phencyclidine and its major metabolites in biological samples by high-performance liquid chromatography . Research Communications in Substances of Abuse . 1985 . 6 . 2 . 65–78.
2. Nakahara, Yuji . Takahashi, Kazunori . Sakamoto, Tomoaki . Tanaka, Akira . Hill, Virginia A. . Baumgartner, Werner A. . Hair analysis for drugs of abuse XVII. Simultaneous detection of PCP, PCHP, and PCPdiol in human hair for confirmation of PCP use . Journal of Analytical Toxicology . 1997 . 21 . 5 . 356–362 . 9288587 . 10.1093/jat/21.5.356. free .